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The figure that appeared on MediaCurves.com (the link to which I found here) following the second presidential debate last night was a truly outstanding example of communicating complex information using simple, effective graphical presentation.

The figure shows the responses of 1004 respondents to the question of who won the debate. The graphic summarizes quite a bit of information in a readily understandable manner. What I find particularly striking is (1) 20% of self-reported Republicans think that Barack Obama won and (2) only 68% of self-reported Republicans think that John McCain won.

This is a relative oldie but a goodie that just re-appeared in my inbox. Professor Hans Rosling from the Karolinska Institute debunks a number myths about the distribution of wealth and health in the world. It is an amazing demonstration of the power of interactive graphics to communicate complex information.